How to buy Qudian (QD) stock

Qudian Inc is a credit services business based in the US. Qudian shares (QD) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Qudian employs 1,047 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Qudian stock price (NYSE: QD)

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Qudian shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-07-22.

Latest market close	$2.07
52-week range	$1.17 - $3.82
50-day moving average	$2.25
200-day moving average	$2.24
Wall St. target price	$1.96
PE ratio	1.8727
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$1.08

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Qudian price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $2.07 from 2021-05-28

1 week (2021-07-12)	3.50%
1 month (2021-06-23)	-20.08%
3 months (2021-04-19)	N/A
6 months (2021-01-19)	N/A

1 year (2020-07-19)	N/A
2 years (2019-07-19)	N/A
3 years (2018-07-19)	N/A
5 years (2016-07-19)	N/A

Is Qudian under- or over-valued?

Valuing Qudian stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Qudian's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Qudian's P/E ratio

Qudian's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 2x. In other words, Qudian shares trade at around 2x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Qudian's EBITDA

Qudian's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.5 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Qudian's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Qudian financials

Revenue TTM	$3.2 billion
Operating margin TTM	46.3%
Gross profit TTM	$1.1 billion
Return on assets TTM	6.3%
Return on equity TTM	16.82%
Profit margin	60.72%
Book value	$48.97
Market capitalisation	$513.8 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Qudian shares

There are currently 8.3 million Qudian shares held short by investors – that's known as Qudian's "short interest". This figure is 6.6% up from 7.8 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Qudian shares can be evaluated.

Qudian's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Qudian's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Qudian shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Qudian shares traded daily (recently around 4.4 million). Qudian's SIR currently stands at 1.87. In other words for every 100,000 Qudian shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1870 shares are currently held short.

However Qudian's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Qudian shares, or, against the total number of tradable Qudian shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Qudian's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Qudian shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.0441% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Qudian shares, roughly 44 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Qudian.

Find out more about how you can short Qudian stock.

Qudian share dividends

We're not expecting Qudian to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Qudian share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Qudian's shares have ranged in value from as little as $1.17 up to $3.82. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Qudian's is 1.0074. This would suggest that Qudian's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Qudian overview

Qudian Inc. operates a technology platform for the enhancement of online consumer finance experience in the People's Republic of China. Its technology platform enables credit providers to offer consumer credit to young generation of consumers. The company offers small credit products to consumers; merchandise credit products to finance borrowers' direct purchase of merchandise offered on its marketplace on an installment basis; and loan recommendation and referral services to third-party financial service providers. Qudian Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Xiamen, the People's Republic of China. .

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Qudian is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 8.859% of Qudian shares are held by insiders and 30.608% by institutions. How many people work for Qudian?
Latest data suggests 1,047 work at Qudian. When does the fiscal year end for Qudian?
Qudian's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Qudian based?
Qudian's address is: Tower A, Xiamen, China, 361000 What is Qudian's ISIN number?
Qudian's international securities identification number is: US7477981069 What is Qudian's CUSIP number?
Qudian's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 747798106